The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 19Grolier, 1988 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Africa . It is administered by South Africa , which received the former German colony as a League of Nations mandate in 1920. Formerly known as South West Africa , it has been called Namibia by the United Nations since 1963 . In 1966 ...
... Africa . It is administered by South Africa , which received the former German colony as a League of Nations mandate in 1920. Formerly known as South West Africa , it has been called Namibia by the United Nations since 1963 . In 1966 ...
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... AFRICA fish catch is pilchard , which is canned as sardines or processed into fish meal . Mineral resources provide over 60 % of the value of the territory's exports , and diamonds constitute 66 % of the value of mineral exports ...
... AFRICA fish catch is pilchard , which is canned as sardines or processed into fish meal . Mineral resources provide over 60 % of the value of the territory's exports , and diamonds constitute 66 % of the value of mineral exports ...
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... Africa's man- date over South West Africa and to bring the territory under the direct responsibility of the United Nations . The next year the assembly estab- lished the 11 - member Council for South West Africa to administer the ...
... Africa's man- date over South West Africa and to bring the territory under the direct responsibility of the United Nations . The next year the assembly estab- lished the 11 - member Council for South West Africa to administer the ...
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